The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19
THE LEAGUE CLUB ASSURED.
Reports from the Subscription Commit
tees Are Full Of Encouragement.
The Players Have Been Summoned to Come
Here at 0nce-Games Are To Occur on
the Seventh Street Grounds.

Yesterday was another encouraging day for
the baseball directors. The subscription COM
mittees received hearty cooperation from bust
ness men, and the amount needed before closing
the contract with the League was raised. except
ing small balance The directors themselves
secured ST. 100 before o'clock, which was 500
beyond the amount they proposed to have sub
scribed The business mems committee. headed
by Henry Coburn and Judge Martindale, and
the adjunct board of directors did not make
report at yesterday afternoons meeting because
neither had raised the full 81, 900 pledged, but
it was privately stated that each had met with
fair success, and will BE able to complete the re-
quired amount to-day.
The directors at the meeting at the Bates
House last evening, finding the result of the
days work so gratifying, determined to delay no
longer about going ahead with all necessary ar
rangements for the opening of the season.
Among yesterdays subscribers are: Kingan &
Co., Cutler G. Savage Hollweg 6 Reese, M. NJ.
Cummings, M. NJ. Williams. 500 each; Joseph
A. Moore, $75; Louis Meier & Co., j. b. Hey
wood, G. E. Henderson, II. c. G. Balls,
and Moses G. McLain, $50 each. Besides these
there were a number of smaller subscriptions
President Newberger received the following tele-
gram, dated Hot Springs: Subscribe 800 stock
for me.-C. F. Claypool." The canvassing COM
mittees will continue their work to-day, and the
business men are once more urged to come for
ward and pledge the remainder of the amount
needed, which is small compared with what had
to be secured q week ago. Yesterday President
Newberger wrote to the players instructine
them to report here at once. They are badly
scattered. and to get them together will require
several days. One is IN Rhode Island, another
in Pennsylvania, six are in Missouri, and there
is one each in Illinois, Wisconsin, West Virgin
ia. Massachusetts. Vermont two in New York
and three in California
The newspapers of other cities have been
stating that Jerry Denny has refused to come
here and play, because the salary he asked
would not be paid him. President Newberger
says there Is not a word OF truth In the state
ment. Denny was telegraphed yesterday to re-
port at once. and the following answer was re-
ceved from him in California:
Twill play for last years salary. It accept
able, will start at once"
He was told to come, and he will be here on
the 23d inst. 1t is also hoped to have all the
other players in the city by that time Nearly
all were heard from yesterday, and they state
that they are not only willing but anxious to
| play in Indianapolis
The Seyenth-street grounds have been selected
| for the games, and contracts for improvements
| there will be let today by A. j. Treat, chair
man of the committee on grounds. The price to
| be paid for the use of the grounds has not yet
been fixed. and to definitely arrange this matter
| there will be meeting of the Athletic Club di-
| rectors this evening" at o'clock, at Meridian
Rink The selection of a manager is still under
| consideration.
| The articles Of incorporation will pc flied with
| the Secretary of State this morning Contracts
| are being closed for all the exhibition games
| that have been announced, and arrangements
are about completed for the opening of the
League season. More applications for exhibi
| ton game dates are being received than can be
| flied. They come from the strongest clubs in
| the country. who realizing the fact that Indian
| apolis has exceptionally strong team, desire
to play with it. The ST. Louis Republican o.
| yesterday said:
contract with Indianapolis to play the Indianap
| oils Maroon League club at Sportsmans Park
| April 5, and 10 and II. against the worlds
champions. The friends of the old Maroons will
not be disappointed in paying q farewell tribut'
| to their favorites before they become thoroughly
! initiated into the mysteries of Hoosierdom
| These games will be their golden opportunity il
which to indulge their appetite in this direction
and the old local rivalry will again be revived, a
! Captain Jack Gasscock and his nine agail
| pitted against the boss club of the country.
can we'll be imagined what superhuman effort
will be concentrated by the old Maroons to wres
the honors from the worlds champions. Wit
Henry BOYLE, John Healy and Jack Kirb,
ne tnou piteheio, meyers !""ppio ouo Oioseo a
their catchers; Glasscock, Denny, Quinn an
Shomberg in the infed. and Seery, McGeache
ard Boyle in the outfeld, the indianapolis Ma
rooms will make hot fight against their oil
rivals, and the greatest interest will be aroused
Tine public will take peculiar delight in seein
these games, recalling. as they will, the scene
of excitement which prevailed in the locs
championship games in days gone by. TIL
first game will take place Tuesday, April 5, tw
days before the worlds champions meet tn
Chicago champions in the spring series for tn
championship of the world"